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Article: Don't Forget Your Shorts
by Stan Freifeld - Nov 10, 2008
Avg. Rating: 9.5 (2 ratings)
I've recently written about the popular strategies of Straddles and Strangles. For the most part, they were discussed...
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Article: The Strangle - A Killer Trade
by Stan Freifeld - Sep 29, 2008
Avg. Rating: 8.3 (3 ratings)
Like the Straddle, the Strangle is a strategy to be used when we expect the stock to make a large move, but we're not...
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Article: Straddles - For when you're not sure
by Stan Freifeld - Aug 18, 2008
Avg. Rating: 8.2 (5 ratings)
In options trading have you ever thought about different types of spread strategies? Why woud you want to spread? In this...
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Article: Virtual Options Trading
by Giorgos Siligardos - Jul 14, 2008
Avg. Rating: 9.0 (2 ratings)
Virtual Trading (VT) is a general term referring to hypothetical trades made by a trader for either practicing or for...
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Article: Expiration Cycles
by Stan Freifeld - Jul 7, 2008
Avg. Rating: 8.0 (2 ratings)
The 3rd Friday of the month, commonly referred to as expiration Friday. Some brokers require this notification before that...
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Article: Getting to Know Volatility
by Stan Freifeld - May 26, 2008
Avg. Rating: 7.2 (21 ratings)
Everyone probably has an intuitive feel what volatility means, for example looking at a chart you can instantly see which...
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Article: Trading the Morning Gap
by Sam Seiden - Apr 28, 2008
Avg. Rating: 8.1 (69 ratings)
One of the lowest risk and highest reward trades each day is typically the opening gap entry. It can be a fantastic...
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Article: Option Symbology
by Stan Freifeld - Apr 14, 2008
Avg. Rating: 8.6 (8 ratings)
Okay, so it probably won't make you rich knowing more about option symbols than 99 percent of the non-professional...
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Article: The Greeks are Coming
by Stan Freifeld - Mar 3, 2008
Avg. Rating: 8.8 (5 ratings)
We know there are American options and European options, but what about the "Greeks" and how do they fit into...
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Article: If You Haven't Traded Options Before: It's Worth Another Look
by Stan Freifeld - Dec 3, 2007
Avg. Rating: 7.4 (8 ratings)
What accounts for the increase in options volume? While banks and institutions have been using exchange traded options for...
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Article: Cross the Bridge - Away from Illusion
by Sam Seiden - Sep 3, 2007
Avg. Rating: 8.8 (12 ratings)
There are literally hundreds of options strategies and complex combinations. Why are there so many, and how do you make...
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Article: Volatility is a Part of Life - Deal with it!
by Mike Parnos - Jul 16, 2007
Avg. Rating: 8.6 (7 ratings)
In this article the author examines how volatility affects the options trader and what strategies can be best employed to...
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Article: Options Pricing
by Ryan Litchfield - May 7, 2007
Avg. Rating: 7.9 (11 ratings)
If option pricing is a mystery to you, then this article will help to explain the basics of how it is put together.
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Article: Stock and Option Millionaire Principles
by Jason Ng - Oct 9, 2006
Avg. Rating: 7.0 (23 ratings)
If you were to ask two traders about their views on the market, you would probably get two different answers. But the...
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Article: Real Options Trading - The Adventure Begins
by Mike Parnos - Sep 7, 2006
Avg. Rating: 7.9 (13 ratings)
Following his earlier two part article on Options Trading, the author now gives an example of a recent real trade.
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Article: Covered Calls - Part 2 - The Final Frontier
by Mike Parnos - Jul 3, 2006
Avg. Rating: 7.9 (10 ratings)
This is the second part of the article on Covered Call Writing.
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Article: Covered Calls - Part 1
by Mike Parnos - Jun 20, 2006
Avg. Rating: 8.1 (13 ratings)
The first part of a two part look at Options and Covered Call Writing.
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Article: Gamma and its Importance to the FX Trader
by Kathy Lien - Oct 17, 2005
Avg. Rating: 7.2 (30 ratings)
Understanding the impact of gamma on can help one know how the market will likely trade.
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Article: Options Pricing: The Basic Factors You Should Know
by Joseph G. Kinahan - Sep 8, 2005
Avg. Rating: 4.7 (10 ratings)
This article outlines those elements which combine to determine an option's price.
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Article: The Cash C.O.W. (Conservative Option Writing)
by Carley Garner - May 24, 2005
Avg. Rating: 5.3 (31 ratings)
Options writing can be a very lucrative strategy for the disciplined trader.
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Article: Playing the odds: Options Trading with the 'House' Advantage
by Carley Garner - Jan 18, 2005
Avg. Rating: 7.5 (21 ratings)
Carley explains how options strategies can make you the 'House' instead of the gambler.



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